Women's Day: How Can Women Make Financial Progress
On March 8, we observe International Women's Day. This year's theme is "Press for Progress," and events around the world will celebrate women's advancements in the political, social and cultural arenas. But right here in the United States, women still face barriers to their financial progress. If you're a woman, you 0 Comments

CHP Board of Trustees Names New Members
GREAT BARRINGTON, Mass. — Community Health Programs has welcomed two new members to its board of trustees.
Nicole Antil and Gloria Escobar took their seats on the board of the countywide health care network in December, said Christopher Phillips, board chair.
Antil, a native of Morris County, N.J., is the owner of Antil Creative 0 Comments

BMC Nurses Call Off Strike
PITTSFIELD, Mass. — The union nurses at Berkshire Medical Center have called off next week's planned strike.
After a late night of last-minute negotiations Thursday, the local Massachusetts Nurses Association chapter opted to withdraw the strike notice as contract negotiations have progressed. The nurses were 0 Comments

Matuszko Tapped As Next BRPC Executive Director
The full commission made the decision on Thursday.
PITTSFIELD, Mass. — After 21 years with the Berkshire Regional Planning Commission, Thomas Matuszko is poised to become the commission's next executive director.
The commission chose Matuszko out of three finalists Thursday evening. The executive 0 Comments

'The Art of the Oscar Picks': The Devil Is in The Details
On a recent gloomy night I pondered weak and weary, not because I was necessarily weak or weary, but because I like the expression and it was time to make my Oscar picks, an annual tradition I abhor with no small amount of dread and disdain. All the same, I was determined that this year's choices would be the likes of which the world has 0 Comments

The Independent Investor: Is America Back in the Space Business?
If you were watching television this Thursday, you may have caught the launching of a low-orbit Spanish government-commissioned satellite launched from Vandenberg Air Force Base in California. The difference between today and 25 years ago is that it was a private company called Space X, rather than NASA, that made it happen.
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Letter: BMC: A North County Perspective
To the Editor:
With all of the recent news on Berkshire Medical Center, the registered nurses' contract disputes and a looming second strike by the Massachusetts Nurses Association, we shouldn't be surprised that financial rating agencies have expressed concern for the future of our community hospital.
The costs of the 0 Comments

Berkshire Pediatric Associates Joins CHP Health Network
PITTSFIELD, Mass. — Berkshire Pediatrics Associates has joined the Community Health Programs health network as of Aug. 1, the latest private medical practice in the Berkshires to merge with the federally qualified health center organization.
With the BPA merger, 12,000 new patients and 33 new employees will bring 0 Comments

North Adams Youth Basketball Wraps Up Gaudreau Tourney
NORTH ADAMS, Mass. -- North Adams Youth Basketball’s John Gaudreau Memorial Tournament was held Freb. 15-19 with 35 teams across four divisions competing at Colegrove Elementary School, Drury High School and the North Adams Armory.
Seventy-two games were played and titles were awarded in four divisions: third- and 0 Comments

Adams Boys Win North Adams' Gaudreau Tournament
NORTH ADAMS, Mass. -- The Adams seventh- and eighth-grade boys travel team won its third consecutive tournament on Monday, defeating North Adams in the championship of the John Gaudreau Memorial Tournament by a score of 40-39.
Adams started the tournament off by defeating Greylock by a score of 61 - 50. Carson Meczywor had 20 0 Comments